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| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 | 65,000 |
|
50,000 | 25,000 |
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
32,000 | 6,000 |
|
15,000 | -15,000 |
|
15,000 |
With 4,500 in the pot and a board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked, as did Olof Haglund from the under-the-gun position, and Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen bet 2,800 from middle position. The big blind folded but Haglund opted to make the call.
When the 
peeled off on the river, Haglund quickly checked and Guillen thought for about a minute before doing the same. Haglund rolled over the 
, and it was good as Guillen took one last look at his cards and then sent them to the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | -7,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
55,000 | 25,000 |
|
50,000 | 7,000 |
|
49,000 | |
|
40,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
37,500 | 7,500 |
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
|
35,000 | |
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
31,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
27,325 | -2,675 |
|
26,000 | -4,000 |
|
25,500 | 16,500 |
|
25,000 | 500 |
|
21,000 | -10,000 |
|
17,000 | -10,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
7,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
We arrived at the table to catch the conclusion of a hand where Jake Balsiger picked up a solid amount of chips. The completed board read 
and Max Greenwood led into the pot with a 4,000-chip bet. Oswin Ziegelbecker flat called and Balsiger, the final player to act, put out a raise to 10,000. Greenwood called the raise and Ziegelbecker gave up on his already committed 4,000 and folded.
Balsiger showed 
for a rivered full house of deuces full of eights. Greenwood flung his cards high up in the air and they landed on the opposite side of the table, signifying that Balsiger's full house was in fact the best hand. Balsiger scooped up the pot and built his stack to about 49,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000 | 31,500 |
|
21,500 |
Dmitry Vitkind opened for 500, got a call from Jake Cody. Luis Do Vale from the button three bet from the button and when the blinds folded both Vitkind and Cody made the call. The flop came 
. Checked to Vale, he continued for 3,000 got called by Vitkind and Cody folded. The turn was the 
. It was checked to Vale again who bet 3,000 and Vitkind called. The river was the putting the four flush on board. Both players checked but neither held a diamond. Vitkind turned over 
and was way behind the 
of Vale.
Sofia Lövgren is seated at Daniel Negreanu's table on Day 1b of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. She talks about adjusting to the table and to Daniel's table talk.
Just before the break, Erik Seidel raised to 525 from the hijack and found calls from Gabor Peteri in the small blind and Liv Boeree in the big blind. The dealer fanned a flop of and both Peteri and Boeree checked. Seidel fired out a continuation of 1,000 and Peteri replied by shipping all in for 6,525 total. Boeree folded her hand and Seidel announced a call.
Peteri: 
Seidel; 
Peteri was well out in front with his pocket kings and secured himself a double up after the 
and the 
completed the board. Peteri doubled up to around 14,000 while Seidel's stack dropped to around 19,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000 |
If you've been following the poker industry as of late, you've heard all about "the rule," which refers to the new rule change implemented by the TDA and EPT that declares that a player's hand is dead if he or she is not present at the table for the start of the deal, and is appropriately named "the first card off the deck rule."
Many players, including Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu, are firmly against this rule change and claim that it's bad for the game. Fellow Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier wrote about the rule change on his website recently, which you can read by clicking here. Negreanu was just overheard discussing the rule with his table.
Negreanu explained that there was no real reason that would merit the rule being changed. Previously, the rule was that a player's hand was dead if he or she wasn't present when the final card off the deck was dealt preflop. Some of the players at the table said the reason for the rule was because it's to avoid cheating from a player who may run back to a table, but take a second to peak at another player's hand from behind. Negreanu said that shouldn't matter.
"The rule's been the same for 50 years," he said. "And that's never been a problem. If it was a problem, people would be complaining. Plus, if someone is looking behind at a player's cards, that's cheating and you can just disqualify the player from the tournament. That's easy to catch."
Another player brought up that the rule is also in place to stop people from running around the tournament area. Negreanu responded to that as well. "They're still going to run around," he said. "They'll just run faster."
Negreanu and Mercier aren't the only players against this new rule change. Professional Dan O'Brien has been very outspoken about the rule on Twitter, and Paul Volpe recently voiced his opinion about the rule in an article by PokerNews' Rich Ryan while at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
The general sense is that "the rule" isn't overly liked by poker players, and they feel they are being a little too controlled. When Negreanu was talking about the rule with his table, he expressed that poker is about the players and the rules made to govern the game should be in favor of the players.
Nível: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.
